Here are a few quotes on Vince Young from various NFL and media sources I compiled leading up to the draft. Thought some of you may enjoy reading them.
"I went to Austin to visit friends after Texas won the Rose Bowl. I went to their celebration at their stadium, and it was a sight to see. I watched Young to see how he would handle himself in that situation. I couldn't believe how charismatic he was. I watched him with the fans and with his teammates. I was so impressed. The most important thing is to put him in position to utilize his strengths, and that would be his athleticism. He's got good pocket presence. I don't care about his delivery. All I know is that he's got a big arm and delivers the ball well. He sees the field well. He doesn't just take the snap and run when his first option isn't there. I like the fact that he's got that moxie about him. He thrives in pressure situations. Either a player has it, or he doesn't. He's just a natural leader, and you can see people gravitate to him. People like Vince Young are leaders off the field, too. As coaches, no matter how hard we try, we can't make a guy be a leader. When the game's on the line, Young reminds me of Michael Jordan. He isn't going to be intimidated. He doesn't seem to be fazed by anything or anyone."
-Clancy Pendergast, DC Arizona Cardinals
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/fb/texansfront/3613557.html
I found Young to be a humble, mature cat. Don't get me wrong, he knows he's got the wheels to make plays. But with the prospect of another Rose Bowl run facing Texas, Young amped up his preparation during the offseason. He watched hours of tape and worked endlessly with his new receivers (and his old ones, like Limas Sweed and tight end David Thomas, the security blanket Young calls "the best athlete on our team.'')
-Tim Layden, Sports Illustrated
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/writers/tim_layden/09/07/five.out/index.html
"I had the opportunity to sit face-to-face with Young for an aggregate total of probably eight hours over three days last summer in advance of his senior season at Texas. Here's what I found: He's a grownup. You interview enough college athletes, it gets pretty easy to discern which ones are really young men and which ones are 21 going on 15... (Vince) was a mature conversational partner, not a juvenile."
-Tim Layden, Sports Illustrated
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/tim_layden/03/08/layden/index.html
"Vince Young just blew away every scout in the NFL with one of the most impressive performances they've ever seen. This was Young's coming out party. He made every throw, he made them on the run, he dropped back... One of the greatest quotes was from Ted Thompson of the Green Bay Packers: When you've got a chance to get Michael Jordan, you take Michael Jordan. Every coach and scout I've talked to said Vince just blew them away. He threw deep, he threw soft passes, he threw short passes, he went under center, he dropped back, he did 3, 5, 7 step drops, his footwork was good... everybody was impressed with Vince Young."
-NFL Analyst John McClain
http://images.chron.com//content/chronicle/sports/interactive/general/06/03/22/general.swf
http://blogs.chron.com/vincewatch/
"The more I watch him now, the more I realize that I haven't seen anyone quite like him. Usually, when you're scouting a player, you think to yourself, 'He reminds me of so-and-so.' But in this case, Young doesn't remind me of anyone. He seems to be one of a kind. The more I watch him, the more I just scratch my head and wonder how he did that."
-Ted Thompson, GM Green Bay Packers
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/fb/texansfront/3613557.html
"That was a hell of a workout. What impressed me the most was his velocity on all his throws. And he's just so smooth in everything he does. I'll go back to the Sam Bowie situation. If you have a chance to get Michael Jordan, you get Michael Jordan."
-Ted Thompson, GM Green Bay Packers
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/3742439.html
"Whatever fears people had about him, he seems like a guy people had a lot of questions about, I think he got a lot of them answered. I think he did a nice job. I think he did a lot to help himself in the draft."
-Norm Chow, Offensive Coordinator Tennessee Titans
http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060324/SPORTS01/603240422/1027
"I was very impressed with every phase, with his personality, his character, his competitiveness, his athletic ability. He did well with the different throws, the sprint outs, the pressure flushes, the scrambles and the different drops, the three-step, the five-step and the full drop. I thought he did a nice job in each one of those situations."
-Jeff Fisher, Head Coach Tennessee Titans
http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060324/SPORTS01/603240422/1027
"Unique is a word you don't want to throw out there too often," Billick said. "But this guy is truly unique – and that uniqueness is what has most people apprehensive... If you try to pigeon hole him as a Randall Cunningham or a Michael Vick – I don't know if you're going to be able to connect the dots in a way you'd like. As Vick has done, Young could create his own category because of the size, the speed and the athleticism."
-Brian Billick, Head Coach Baltimore Ravens
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcon...nfl/stories/032906dnspogosselin.121c9607.html
"The game is about a guy's talent and intangibles. I'd say Vince Young probably has the most intangibles we've seen in a long, long time. You're talking about a guy who's changed the game. He played against USC and made them look like they had average athletes on the field. It's because he was such a superior athlete. We try to make this game more complicated than it is. Does he throw completions? Can he lead his team? Does he have the instincts for the position? I think he'll be a hell of a pro."
-Denny Green, Offensive Coordinator Arizona Cardinals
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcon...nfl/stories/032906dnspogosselin.121c9607.html
"The only question you have to ask is do you want to play against him?"
-James Harris, General Manager Jacksonville Jaguars
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcon...nfl/stories/032906dnspogosselin.121c9607.html
"I would never trade away the three years with Matt as my quarterback. But if I was an NFL team, I don't know how you could not take Vince Young. A quarterback's job is to control the game. When a guy throws for 260 [yards] and runs for 200 in the biggest game of the year, he doesn't just control a game, he shows he can completely take it over. Nothing against Matt, but Vince has to be the No. 1 guy."
-Lendale White, Running Back USC
http://www.latimes.com/sports/baseball/mlb/dodgers/la-sp-briefing26apr26,1,3523175.story?coll=la-headlines-sports-mlb-dodger
"I went to Austin to visit friends after Texas won the Rose Bowl. I went to their celebration at their stadium, and it was a sight to see. I watched Young to see how he would handle himself in that situation. I couldn't believe how charismatic he was. I watched him with the fans and with his teammates. I was so impressed. The most important thing is to put him in position to utilize his strengths, and that would be his athleticism. He's got good pocket presence. I don't care about his delivery. All I know is that he's got a big arm and delivers the ball well. He sees the field well. He doesn't just take the snap and run when his first option isn't there. I like the fact that he's got that moxie about him. He thrives in pressure situations. Either a player has it, or he doesn't. He's just a natural leader, and you can see people gravitate to him. People like Vince Young are leaders off the field, too. As coaches, no matter how hard we try, we can't make a guy be a leader. When the game's on the line, Young reminds me of Michael Jordan. He isn't going to be intimidated. He doesn't seem to be fazed by anything or anyone."
-Clancy Pendergast, DC Arizona Cardinals
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/fb/texansfront/3613557.html
I found Young to be a humble, mature cat. Don't get me wrong, he knows he's got the wheels to make plays. But with the prospect of another Rose Bowl run facing Texas, Young amped up his preparation during the offseason. He watched hours of tape and worked endlessly with his new receivers (and his old ones, like Limas Sweed and tight end David Thomas, the security blanket Young calls "the best athlete on our team.'')
-Tim Layden, Sports Illustrated
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/writers/tim_layden/09/07/five.out/index.html
"I had the opportunity to sit face-to-face with Young for an aggregate total of probably eight hours over three days last summer in advance of his senior season at Texas. Here's what I found: He's a grownup. You interview enough college athletes, it gets pretty easy to discern which ones are really young men and which ones are 21 going on 15... (Vince) was a mature conversational partner, not a juvenile."
-Tim Layden, Sports Illustrated
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/tim_layden/03/08/layden/index.html
"Vince Young just blew away every scout in the NFL with one of the most impressive performances they've ever seen. This was Young's coming out party. He made every throw, he made them on the run, he dropped back... One of the greatest quotes was from Ted Thompson of the Green Bay Packers: When you've got a chance to get Michael Jordan, you take Michael Jordan. Every coach and scout I've talked to said Vince just blew them away. He threw deep, he threw soft passes, he threw short passes, he went under center, he dropped back, he did 3, 5, 7 step drops, his footwork was good... everybody was impressed with Vince Young."
-NFL Analyst John McClain
http://images.chron.com//content/chronicle/sports/interactive/general/06/03/22/general.swf
http://blogs.chron.com/vincewatch/
"The more I watch him now, the more I realize that I haven't seen anyone quite like him. Usually, when you're scouting a player, you think to yourself, 'He reminds me of so-and-so.' But in this case, Young doesn't remind me of anyone. He seems to be one of a kind. The more I watch him, the more I just scratch my head and wonder how he did that."
-Ted Thompson, GM Green Bay Packers
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/fb/texansfront/3613557.html
"That was a hell of a workout. What impressed me the most was his velocity on all his throws. And he's just so smooth in everything he does. I'll go back to the Sam Bowie situation. If you have a chance to get Michael Jordan, you get Michael Jordan."
-Ted Thompson, GM Green Bay Packers
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/3742439.html
"Whatever fears people had about him, he seems like a guy people had a lot of questions about, I think he got a lot of them answered. I think he did a nice job. I think he did a lot to help himself in the draft."
-Norm Chow, Offensive Coordinator Tennessee Titans
http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060324/SPORTS01/603240422/1027
"I was very impressed with every phase, with his personality, his character, his competitiveness, his athletic ability. He did well with the different throws, the sprint outs, the pressure flushes, the scrambles and the different drops, the three-step, the five-step and the full drop. I thought he did a nice job in each one of those situations."
-Jeff Fisher, Head Coach Tennessee Titans
http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060324/SPORTS01/603240422/1027
"Unique is a word you don't want to throw out there too often," Billick said. "But this guy is truly unique – and that uniqueness is what has most people apprehensive... If you try to pigeon hole him as a Randall Cunningham or a Michael Vick – I don't know if you're going to be able to connect the dots in a way you'd like. As Vick has done, Young could create his own category because of the size, the speed and the athleticism."
-Brian Billick, Head Coach Baltimore Ravens
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcon...nfl/stories/032906dnspogosselin.121c9607.html
"The game is about a guy's talent and intangibles. I'd say Vince Young probably has the most intangibles we've seen in a long, long time. You're talking about a guy who's changed the game. He played against USC and made them look like they had average athletes on the field. It's because he was such a superior athlete. We try to make this game more complicated than it is. Does he throw completions? Can he lead his team? Does he have the instincts for the position? I think he'll be a hell of a pro."
-Denny Green, Offensive Coordinator Arizona Cardinals
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcon...nfl/stories/032906dnspogosselin.121c9607.html
"The only question you have to ask is do you want to play against him?"
-James Harris, General Manager Jacksonville Jaguars
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcon...nfl/stories/032906dnspogosselin.121c9607.html
"I would never trade away the three years with Matt as my quarterback. But if I was an NFL team, I don't know how you could not take Vince Young. A quarterback's job is to control the game. When a guy throws for 260 [yards] and runs for 200 in the biggest game of the year, he doesn't just control a game, he shows he can completely take it over. Nothing against Matt, but Vince has to be the No. 1 guy."
-Lendale White, Running Back USC
http://www.latimes.com/sports/baseball/mlb/dodgers/la-sp-briefing26apr26,1,3523175.story?coll=la-headlines-sports-mlb-dodger
"The only question you have to ask is do you want to play against him?"
-James Harris, General Manager Jacksonville Jaguars
lucky him. now he gets to play against him twice a year.
-James Harris, General Manager Jacksonville Jaguars
lucky him. now he gets to play against him twice a year.
As a football fan, I must conceed there is no such thing as a "sure thing". Just looking at the surface, I can see how people can say Vince is a risk.
As a Longhorn, I see this about Vince:
Once the team is "his", he will not let you lose.
He will command the attention of the opponents secondary allowing his receivers to get space.
He's very accurate with his passes.
With all the experts bashing his low arm position at release, he will not get passes batted down.
He will not run out of bounds if your team needs more yardage.
He will raise the level of those around him.
He will take few hard hits.
Even when he does, he will NOT break.
He will never be uncool.
He will say things out of the norm that will make you, as a fan, wish to have his children.
As a recovering Oiler fan, I hate myself for my new favorite NFL team:winker:
... and jcdenton is my second favorite Horn.
As a Longhorn, I see this about Vince:
Once the team is "his", he will not let you lose.
He will command the attention of the opponents secondary allowing his receivers to get space.
He's very accurate with his passes.
With all the experts bashing his low arm position at release, he will not get passes batted down.
He will not run out of bounds if your team needs more yardage.
He will raise the level of those around him.
He will take few hard hits.
Even when he does, he will NOT break.
He will never be uncool.
He will say things out of the norm that will make you, as a fan, wish to have his children.
As a recovering Oiler fan, I hate myself for my new favorite NFL team:winker:
... and jcdenton is my second favorite Horn.
GREAT videos jcdenton. thanks.
this kid has a chance to change the NFL, i saw both rose bowls live.
he was better and faster in that high school video
he was better and faster in those college videos
people think the speed of the nfl will have a drastic impact, but when i saw big ben running in the super bowl, i knew Young, if he sees some open lanes, will kick tail in the NFL.
this kid has a chance to change the NFL, i saw both rose bowls live.
he was better and faster in that high school video
he was better and faster in those college videos
people think the speed of the nfl will have a drastic impact, but when i saw big ben running in the super bowl, i knew Young, if he sees some open lanes, will kick tail in the NFL.
He's the best football player I've ever seen..
I recently sat down and watched his game tapes and was blown away, Saw 12 games from last year and two from his sophmore year..
He actually made me feel sorry for the defense..
TOSU tried to play him straight up and he had about 60 yards rushing in the 1st qt.. They then sat back in a zone and he picked them apart with the pass..
All four of those db's for TOSU just got drafted in the first 4 rounds.
That OSU defense had 3 first rounders and 6 guy's get drafted in the first 4 rounds. He was the best player on the field and AJ Hawk said he was the best player he's ever played against and 2nd place wasn't close.
30/40 against USC , that's 75% completion rate in the biggest game of his life..And also one of the most hyped games in college history and he played almost perfect with a huge amount of pressure....
He looked like he never even broke a sweat and was bored.. His poise is remarkable to see..
I'm so pumped about our future.
I recently sat down and watched his game tapes and was blown away, Saw 12 games from last year and two from his sophmore year..
He actually made me feel sorry for the defense..
TOSU tried to play him straight up and he had about 60 yards rushing in the 1st qt.. They then sat back in a zone and he picked them apart with the pass..
All four of those db's for TOSU just got drafted in the first 4 rounds.
That OSU defense had 3 first rounders and 6 guy's get drafted in the first 4 rounds. He was the best player on the field and AJ Hawk said he was the best player he's ever played against and 2nd place wasn't close.
30/40 against USC , that's 75% completion rate in the biggest game of his life..And also one of the most hyped games in college history and he played almost perfect with a huge amount of pressure....
He looked like he never even broke a sweat and was bored.. His poise is remarkable to see..
I'm so pumped about our future.
Lloyd Carr, the Michigan coach, also said that Vince is the best player he's ever been on the same field with.
Based on the number of posts of posters on this thread, I just wanted to jump into the unofficial Vince Young Only bandwaggon fan thread 
Actually, I'm also a Houston Oiler fan big time. Nice to see jcdenton over here from hornfans.
I've got tons of reading to do here. But No. 1 on my agenda is to figure out if there is any way the Titans can keep Steve McNair as a mentor for Vince? Anyone know?
Actually, I'm also a Houston Oiler fan big time. Nice to see jcdenton over here from hornfans.
I've got tons of reading to do here. But No. 1 on my agenda is to figure out if there is any way the Titans can keep Steve McNair as a mentor for Vince? Anyone know?
You have a lot of reading to do.Caphorn said:
In a nutshell, Reese restructured McNair a number of times adding around $13.5 mil to his cap this year. Add to that the $9 mil his base calls for and the other $1 mil bonus due him in September and you have one player consuming $23.5 or so of the Titans salary cap.
Note that releasing McNair only saves that $10 mil leaving $13.5 mil or so on the cap regardless. But that $10 mil goes a long way to signing the draft picks and filling any needed holes.
TitanJeff said:You have a lot of reading to do.
In a nutshell, Reese restructured McNair a number of times adding around $13.5 mil to his cap this year. Add to that the $9 mil his base calls for and the other $1 mil bonus due him in September and you have one player consuming $23.5 or so of the Titans salary cap.
Note that releasing McNair only saves that $10 mil leaving $13.5 mil or so on the cap regardless. But that $10 mil goes a long way to signing the draft picks and filling any needed holes.
$10 MM is the gap? Seems pretty nominal really in this day and age. What free agents are ready to come on board if you let Steve go? Will they be as valuable to the organization short or long-term as Steve would in bringing Vince along?
I'm sure this probably has been discussed.
Caphorn said:Based on the number of posts of posters on this thread, I just wanted to jump into the unofficial Vince Young Only bandwaggon fan thread
im not sure if u should really call the vince young bandwagon unofficial we have had this club like thing for a long time its in my sig, the pic
There’s 470 miles of Texas south of Dallas and 690 miles of Texas west of Houston. It’s all filled with Texans (real Texans) without a team… until now.
The Cowboys betrayed us when an Arkansas Razorback bought the team and fired Tom Landry, a Texas-ex.
The Oilers betrayed us when Bud Adams fired Earl Campbell’s coach, Bum Phillips.
The Texans betrayed us by passing on Vince Young.
I just ordered a $74 Vince Young Titans jersey (it arrives in 2 to 3 weeks). It feels odd to root for Tennessee but how can we not root for Vince Young’s team. Vince Young is the most incredible athlete we’ve ever seen. He can run like Reggie Bush, pass like Matt Lienart and dominate a game like nobody else any of us have ever seen.
I hope there’s room on the bandwagon, because I’m proud to be a new fan of the Tennessee Titans: the next great dynasty.
The Cowboys betrayed us when an Arkansas Razorback bought the team and fired Tom Landry, a Texas-ex.
The Oilers betrayed us when Bud Adams fired Earl Campbell’s coach, Bum Phillips.
The Texans betrayed us by passing on Vince Young.
I just ordered a $74 Vince Young Titans jersey (it arrives in 2 to 3 weeks). It feels odd to root for Tennessee but how can we not root for Vince Young’s team. Vince Young is the most incredible athlete we’ve ever seen. He can run like Reggie Bush, pass like Matt Lienart and dominate a game like nobody else any of us have ever seen.
I hope there’s room on the bandwagon, because I’m proud to be a new fan of the Tennessee Titans: the next great dynasty.
When people were saying the Texans would gain a lot of fan support if they drafted Vince Young, I thought they were just stupid. You guys do realize that the Texans already had a former number 1 overall pick and not a bad player at qb, right ?? In any case, welcome aboard. The more the merrier.
Ewker said:
..maybe/maybe not, but whatever... looks like we just doubled our fan base
Ewker said:
Ya think?
So... are you a former Oilers fan who's now rooting for a team that just happens to be 657 miles away from where it once was?
Or... did you swap your allegience for some other team just to become a Tennessee Titans fan?
Or... are you perhaps a Tennessee resident, in other words, a relative newbie to the NFL who didn't even really have a team until 1997 when you got the Titans?
And yet I'm an idiot for wishing to follow Vince Young's career?
Hmmm...
Well, whatever. I'm just delighted to be here with you, my Titan brother.
)Titans2008 said:
It's not about the Texans. I don't live in Houston. I have no connection to the Texans.
I don't even like their name. Texans? Bah! How bland. And with a city like Houston to work with too. They could've been the Houston Humidity or the Houston Mosquitoes or the Houston Immigrants. Now that might've been interesting. But nooooo.... They went with the Texans. How innocuous (read - Boring!) can you get?
BTW, speaking of nicknames, I suppose you've all studied Greek mythology and you realize the Titans didn't live happily ever after.
But I guess that's neither here nor there.
At any rate, why the heck should I feel obligated to root for the Texans? I'm a Texas Longhorn fan first and foremost and one of Texas' brightest and best has become a Titan. If that's connection is not as logical as loving an NFL team that could pick up and move someday just because it happens to be in your city right now. Well then, I don't know what is.
Forgive me, but it sounds like you are more a fan of a player than a team. If you don't think it's logical to be a fan of an NFL team based on location (because they might one day move)... how much less logical is it to be the fan of a team because of a player (that might one day be traded/cut)? It seems like the latter case is much more likely to happen...
Titans2008 said:
The majority of fanbase that is being picked up is not the Texans fans, but the UT fans, and you have no clue how loyal Longhorn fans are to Mr. Young. Think M.J and North Carolina, and you get an inkling of a clue.
Hooky Hornstein said:Ya think?
So... are you a former Oilers fan who's now rooting for a team that just happens to be 657 miles away from where it once was?
Or... did you swap your allegience for some other team just to become a Tennessee Titans fan?
Or... are you perhaps a Tennessee resident, in other words, a relative newbie to the NFL who didn't even really have a team until 1997 when you got the Titans?
And yet I'm an idiot for wishing to follow Vince Young's career?
Hmmm...
Well, whatever. I'm just delighted to be here with you, my Titan brother.
first place I am not your brother :brow:
2nd place I cheer on a team not a player. I don't go goo goo eyed over players, now a scantily clad cheerleader is another story :winker:
I don't have favorites on a team and haven't in many, many yrs.
Doesn't matter who my team was before the Oilers moved to Nashville. They are here and that is what counts
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